Episode 24: The Flock Talks Celebrating Mother’s Day with Mo and Amy, Rick Mitarotonda’s family

About this episode

The episode features a heartfelt discussion with Maura Reilly and Amy Hoaglund about their experiences raising Rick Mitarotonda and the significance of Mother's Day.

You can’t spell Mom without Mo. This Mother’s Day, we’re joined by Maura Reilly—aka Mo—and Amy Hoaglund, the mom and sister of Rick Mitarotonda of the band Goose, for a warm, funny, and personal episode of Flock Talk. We get into what it was really like raising a creatively gifted kid who saw the world a little differently, growing up alongside a younger brother whose musical talent was obvious from the start, and what it means to support someone through both the highs and the hardest momen...

People in this episode

Guests: Maura Reilly, Amy Hoaglund

Topics covered

• Mother's Day
• family
• music
• creativity
• support

Keywords

• Mother's Day
• Rick Mitarotonda
• Goose
• family support
• creatively gifted

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Goose

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